Super super

ABSTRACT

The Super Super herein disclosed is used in place of a honey super on a beehive. The invention contains an access space permitting the entry of honey bees to the face of a honeycomb section with cells open at both ends. Honey deposited in the cells by the bees flows through the honeycomb section into a honey chamber and out an outlet for collection.

United States Patent 1 Bentley July 10, 1973 1 SUPER SUPER 2,596,9955/1952 Hamilton 6/l [76] Inventor: Richard Paul Bentley, Box 786, t

Tupper Lake 12986 Primary Examiner-Louis G. Mancene AssistantExaminer-D. L. Weinhold [22] Filed: Oct. 28, 1971 [21] Appl. No.:193,307 [57,] ABSTRACT The Super Super herein disclosed is used in placeof a [52] US. Cl. 6/1 honey super on a beehivee ention contains an [51]Int. Cl. A01k 47 on access space p i i g the entry f oney bees to the[58] Field of Search 6/1, 2, 10, ll face of a honeycomb s ti n wi hcells open at both ends. Honey deposited in the cells by the bees flows[56] References Cit d through the honeycomb section into a honey chamberUNITED STATES PATENTS and out an outlet for collection. 3,245,093 3Claims, 6 Drawing Figures 4/1966 Perrachon 6/1 1 SUPER SUPER The presentinvention relates to a new and useful method of honey production; morespecifically, a device which would replace the present use of extractedhoney supers on beehives and the use of honey extraction equipment toremove the honey.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a Super Super capableof producing liquid honey without the usual accessory equipment.

Another important object of this invention is to provide a Super Supercapable of producing liquid honey without an expendature of energybeyond that which the bees provide.

A further object of this invention is to provide a Super Super that issimple in construction and consequently economically competitive withthe equipment it replaces.

An understanding of this invention may be had from the followingdescription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic cross sectional view of a horizontal honeycombSuper Super;

FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic cross sectional view of a semi-verticalhoneycomb Super Super;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a horizontal honeycomb Super Super withhidden portions indicated by dotted mes;

FIG. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section taken alog line 4-4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a transverse vertical section taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3;and

FIG. 6 is a transverse vertical section taken along line 66 of FIG. 3.

The diagrammatic views shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 illustra-te all theessential features of the two fundamental variations on the basic SuperSuper. A Super Super consists of a honeycomb section 1, an access space2 allowing the honey bees access to the face of the honeycomb section 1,a honey chamber 3 where honey 4 deposited in the honeycomb by the beesis collected, and a honey outlet 5 through which the honey flows into acontainer or any other apparatus the beekeeper may use to collect orstore the liquid honey. The honeycomb section 1 has cells 6 similar insize and shape to natural honeycomb. The honeycomb section I may beconstructed of beeswax or of other materials such as plastic oraluminum. Both ends of the cells 6 in the honeycomb are open permittinghoney 4 to be placed in the cells 6 from the face side of the honeycombsection, flow through the cells, and pass out the back side of thehoneycomb section 1 into the honey chamber 3.

The basic differences between the horizontal honeycomb Super Super andthe semi-vertical honeycomb Super Super are the position of thehoneycomb section 1, the honey level baffles 7 required in thesemi-vertical honeycomb Super Super, and the position of the outlet inthe horizontal honeycomb Super Super which must be placed at the properhorizontal level relative to the honeycomb section necessary to maintainthe honey level in the lower half of the honeycomb section asillustrated in FIG. 1. The semi-vertical honeycomb Super Super moreclosely approximates the position of natural, bee made honeycomb. Ishall define the term semi-vertical as the angular position of thehoneycomb section above the horizontal and up to and including thevertical position; an intermediary position being illustrated in FIG. 2.Each cell 6 in the honeycomb section 1 is sealed to a honey level baffle7 so that all cells of the honeycomb section will contain an equal andconstant quantity of honey 4 as illustrated in FIG. 2. All excess honeyplaced in the cells by the bees flows over the honey level baffles 7 andinto the honey chamber 3.

FIGS. 3 through 6 illustrate an application of the horizontal honeycombSuper Super designed to be compatible with the common rectangular boxbeehive in wide use in the United States. This Super Super may be usedsingly or any number may be stacked one above another with the exposedportion of the honey chamber 3 of each Super Super in verticalalignment. The Super Super has five parallel bee access spaces 2separated by four parallel, horizontal honeycomb sections 1 as shown inFIGS. 3 and 4. The honey chamber 3 has four extensions 8, one under eachhoneycomb section. The top surface 9 of the Super Super extendssufficiently above the face of the honeycomb sections 1 to provide anaccess space for the bees above the honeycomb sections when a beehivecover or another Super Super is placed on top. Three strips 10,triangular in cross section and shown in FIG. 4, are attached to thebottom of each honey chamber extension 8 to support the honeycombsections 1. The honey chamber 3 has two outlets 11 and 12 placed at theproper height to maintain the honey level within the lower half of thehoneycomb sections 1. Outlet 12 passes horizontally from the honeychamber 3 through the side of the Super Super, as shown in FIG. 3.Outlet 11 is shown in FIGS. 3 and 6 and passes vertically downward fromthe bottom of the honey chamber 3. Outlet 11 is used to pass honey froma higher to a lower Super Super in a stack of Super Supers. Outlet 12 isused to remove the honey from a single Super Super or from the bottomSuper Super in a stack. The unused outlet in either case remainsplugged.

The Super Super shown in FIGS. 3 through 6 may be constructed of wood,plastic, metal or any other convenient material or combinations ofmaterials.

While my invention is susceptible of embodiment in many different forms,I have shown in the figures and described in detail one specificembodiment with the understanding that the present disclosure is to beconsidered as an exemplification of the principles of the invention andis not intended to limit the invention to the form illustrated.

I claim:

1. A Super Super constructed with horizontal honeycomb sectionscontaining cells open at both ends, affixed above and adjacent to ahoney chamber possessing two alternate outlets arranged at the properhorizontal level necessary to maintain the honey level within the lowerhalf of the honeycomb sections, one outlet for removal of honey from asingle or a stuck of Super Supers and the other outlet for transfer ofhoney down through a stack of Super Supers, bee access spaces providedthrough the Super Super and above and adjacent to the face of thehoneycomb sections, and of such size and shape as to be compatible withbeehives in common usage.

2. A Super Super constructed with one or more horizontal honeycombsections containing cells open at both ends, each honeycomb sectionabove and adjacent to a honey chamber possessing an outlet arranged andconstant quantity of honey, a honey chamber enclosing the back side ofeach honeycomb section and attached honey level baffles, said honeychamber possessing at least one bottom outlet through which honey mayflow, and a bee access space provided through the Super Super andadjacent to the face of each honeycomb section.

1. A Super Super constructed with horizontal honeycomb sectionscontaining cells open at both ends, affixed above and adjacent to ahoney chamber possessing two alternate outlets arranged at the properhorizontal level necessary to maintain the honey level within the lowerhalf of the honeycomb sections, one outlet for removal of honey from asingle or a stack of Super Supers and the other outlet for transfer ofhoney down through a stack of Super Supers, bee access spaces providedthrough the Super Super and above and adjacent to the face of thehoneycomb sections, and of such size and shape as to be compatible withbeehives in common usage.
 2. A Super Super constructed with one or morehorizontal honeycomb sections containing cells open at both ends, eachhoneycomb section above and adjacent to a honey chamber possessing anoutlet arranged at the proper horizontal level necessary to maintain thehoney level within the lower half of the honeycomb section, and a beeaccess space provided through the Super Super and above and adjacent tothe face of each honeycomb section.
 3. A Super Super constructed withone or more semivertical honeycomb sections containing cells open atboth ends, each honeycomb section affixed to a series of honey levelbaffles such that each cell in the honeycomb section is affixed to ahoney level baffle so that all cells of the honeycomb section willcontain an equal and constant quantity of honey, a honey chamberenclosing the back side of each honeycomb section and attached honeyleveL baffles, said honey chamber possessing at least one bottom outletthrough which honey may flow, and a bee access space provided throughthe Super Super and adjacent to the face of each honeycomb section.